Author: Mary Lou Gripshover

Another fall blooming daffodil

Koop Glorious x N. elegans

This is another of Harold’s fall blooming hybrids, this one from Glorious x N. elegans.  He sent me a bulb in 2008, and the bulb has increased.  There are now 5 bulbs, with three of them blooming at the moment. …

fall blooming daffodils

A week or so ago, I posted a photo of the first floret to open on a seedling which Harold Koopowitz sent me in 2008.   The cross is N. tazetta aureus x N. miniatus.  There are 3 clones in the pot, and…

fall blooming daffodils

Friends, Today I have the first daffodil of the 2012-2013 season in bloom.  It’s a seedling of Harold’s which he sent me about 4 years ago.  He sent 3 clones, and this is the first to bloom this year.  The…

Sternbergias blooming in Ohio

Friends, Sternbergias have been blooming for several days in Ohio.  Nice to see a bit of yellow when planting bulbs. Mary Lou

Using RapidGro

I received flowers from the florist a few days ago, and had an interesting conversation with the gentleman who delivered them.  At one time, the company included a nursery and a florist’s shop.  I suspect the gentleman who delivered the…